13 dead, 20 injured in Palghar tempo-trailer accident; CM Devendra Fadnavis announces compensation of Rs 5 lakh eachA tragic accident occurred in Palghar, Maharashtra, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. A tempo packed with guests for an engagement ceremony ...
18 May, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Lakhimpur Kheri highway accident leaves 10 dead, PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratiaTen people died in a tragic road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri. A truck and van collided head-on on the Lakhimpur-Bahraich Highway. Prime Min...
18 May, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
SBI must pay Rs 5 lakh to woman despite 6-year delay in claim: Nagpur consumer panelA Nagpur consumer commission directed SBI to pay Rs 5 lakh to a widow. The payment is for an insurance claim filed six years late. The comm...
17 May, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
33 killed as strong storm, rains lash various UP districts; CM orders relief, compensation measuresA severe storm and heavy rains swept through five Uttar Pradesh districts on Wednesday. At least 33 people lost their lives in the devastat...
14 May, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM asks district officials to remain on alert amid heavy rain warning from IMDUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered district officials to be on high alert. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are affectin...
04 May, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
It's high time Indians inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, says Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court stressed the need for Indian citizens to develop civic sense and adhere to traffic rules, drawing parallels with deve...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, others on plea to prevent cattle intrusion on highwaysThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre and states for their views on a plea to keep stray cattle off national and state highways. The court...
06 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Three killed, two hurt in car-motorcycle crash in UP's HardoiA tragic accident on the Ganga Expressway service road in Hardoi claimed three lives. A car collided with a motorcycle near Khitauli villag...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
10 dead, 31 injured in bus-pick up vehicle collision in Madhya Pradesh's ChhindwaraA tragic head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up vehicle in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, claimed ten lives and left 31 injured, with s...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 68.74 lakh compensation to parents of man killed in 2022 road accidentA Delhi tribunal has awarded over Rs 68 lakh compensation to the parents of Harshit Verma. Verma, 24, died in a road accident in March 2022...
21 Dec, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Rs 3.25 crore compensation awarded to accident victim by HC in a hit and run case after 25-year-long legal battleMotor Vehicles Act: A hit and run victim of 16 years old in Chandigarh had to wait 25 years for compensation to be decided in his case. Ini...
07 Mar, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
Haryana govt to provide cashless treatment facilities for road accident victims: CM SainiDuring a Wednesday press conference, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini introduced a scheme for road accident victims, similar to the Union Minis...
17 Jul, 2024, 10.21 PM IST
Implement law on compensation to accident victims : Delhi HC to CentreThe court's order was passed on a petition by the legal heirs of a deceased accident victim, who sought compensation for themselves as well...
22 Jan, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
Government notifies 8-fold increase in solatium to Rs 2 lakh for death in hit-and-run caseThe ministry in the notification issued on February 25 said that the scheme may be called the 'Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor...
27 Feb, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
50% of heirs of road accident victims don’t get compensationThe SC found Delhi, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and two other UTs to be odd ones out among states and UTs as they have not formed a road safet...
04 Dec, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
- It takes 5 yrs to settle motor third party claims
A study by the insurance regulator has shown that justice is greatly delayed for road accident victims who have to on an average wait for f...
11 Nov, 2010, 05.02 AM IST
- Call for Systemic overhaul
SC's concern over road accidents & compensation is legitimate.
09 Jan, 2010, 02.50 AM IST